Aims and Scope

Aims

The Journal of Production Engineering (JPE) is a prestigious publication dedicated to advancing the fields of production engineering and technology. With a primary focus on industrial engineering, and operations research, JPE aims to promote excellence in manufacturing processes worldwide.

The JPE is a prestigious publication known for its commitment to publishing compelling scientific results that have clear applications in a variety of fields. Focusing on industrial practice, manufacturing technology, engineering, management science, and the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations, JPE serves as a platform for the dissemination of groundbreaking research results that lead to practical advances.

Scope

The JPE covers a wide range of topics in the field of production engineering. Below are some of the major areas covered by the journal:

• Machining and Process Planning: This includes research related to machining processes, cutting tools, process optimization, tool selection, and process planning techniques.
• Machine Tools: This area includes research on machine tool design, development, performance analysis, and control systems.
• Tools, fixtures, metrology, and quality: This area includes studies on tool systems, fixtures, measurement techniques, metrology, and quality control methods in manufacturing processes.
• Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Automation: This area focuses on research related to flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided process planning (CAPP), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided quality (CAQ), and other automation systems that improve manufacturing efficiency and flexibility.
• CIM Systems: This area includes research on computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems that integrate various aspects of manufacturing processes, such as design, planning, production, and control, into a cohesive system.
• Environmental Technologies and Ecological Systems: This area recognizes the importance of sustainable manufacturing and includes research on environmentally friendly technologies, waste reduction, energy efficiency, and ecological systems in manufacturing engineering.
• Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: This area recognizes the impact of Industry 4.0 on manufacturing technology and covers topics related to digitization, automation, data analytics, cyber-physical systems, and smart manufacturing.

These topics illustrate the broad scope of JPE and reflect an effort to cover a wide range of topics in manufacturing engineering and technology.